verb as in strong fondness

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Example Sentences

Example:Improper handling caused the food to become contaminated and had to be thrown away.

Definition:To render impure or unclean by adding a foreign substance; to infect with disease or poison.

From contaminate

Example:The unwashed hands of the nurse could easily infect the patient with bacteria.

Definition:To communicate a disease to; to cause to become diseased.

From infect

Example:The factory emissions polluted the air and water supply, necessitating a thorough clean-up.

Definition:To make impure or unfit for use or its original purpose, typically by contamination with foreign matter; to make filthy or defiled.

From pollute

Example:The spill rendered the area unsterile, requiring immediate clean-up and resterilization.

Definition:To make something no longer sterile; to make something unclean or contaminated.

From render unsterile